Wonderful, theological and sociological discussions in the bar. That's more like it.
I think the main problem with theism is monotheism. Monotheism means that there is only one god. Okay, but human arrogance works on that by saying "you and I believe in different gods, there is only one god and it is MY god, therefore you worship a false god". It goes down hill pretty quickly after that. Now if polytheism were the popular type of theism things would be different. "You and I believe in different gods, MY god is better than yours but if I do something to you, your god might come down and kick my arse."
I've got an opened mind about god but I believe religions have got it around the wrong way. God didn't create us, we created god, but not in a fictitious sort of way. It is a common theme in Sci-fi, but what we call God I believe to be a gestalt entity of made up of the consciousness of all living things. It's not good or evil, it just is.
I think the main problem with theism is monotheism. Monotheism means that there is only one god. Okay, but human arrogance works on that by saying "you and I believe in different gods, there is only one god and it is MY god, therefore you worship a false god". It goes down hill pretty quickly after that. Now if polytheism were the popular type of theism things would be different. "You and I believe in different gods, MY god is better than yours but if I do something to you, your god might come down and kick my arse."
I've got an opened mind about god but I believe religions have got it around the wrong way. God didn't create us, we created god, but not in a fictitious sort of way. It is a common theme in Sci-fi, but what we call God I believe to be a gestalt entity of made up of the consciousness of all living things. It's not good or evil, it just is.